Shown above are students from Verdun Elementary during ribbon cutting at the 25th Terry Fox Run which, at press time, has raised $3400. Looking on in the back row is Borough councilor Marc Touchette, VE GB Chair Lynn Pidlisny, and Board Sector 1 Director Charles Merilees.
Verdun School News
Bingo at Riverview: Yes, that great fundraiser bingo is back and it’s on this Saturday evening, Nov.3rd. You can pick up tickets at the school and they are $10.00 in advance and $12.00 at the door, and bring yourself some transport, as who you might win one of the two grand prizes, which is a color TV with a built-in DVD player, and, of course, there will be other great prizes up for grabs.
Your chance to win some cold hard cash is also there with the half and half; neat door prizes and the usual refreshments will be available, so see you at the bingo
This coming Tuesday the 30th, is the always highly anticipated Halloween evening with that great pumpkin decorating contest and all those orange works of art. The community is invited and the doors open at 6:30 p.m.You might also want to visit with some seasonal scary creatures doing the Monster Mash in their humble abode in the Haunted House area. That’s this coming Tuesday, and be careful; you just never know who might be tapping you on your shoulder.
BEURLING ACADEMY
First off, we recently got the great news from teacher Sarah Legacy about the wonderful participation of BA students in the recent CIBC Run for the Cure in support of a cure towards breast cancer. Students Alicia Cross and Victoria Lee organized the BA side of things from making posters, getting runners, collecting monies, distributing t-shirts, etc.
Over 80 students took part and raised over $3500 dollars going towards finding a cure of this dreaded disease. We salute Alicia and Victoria and all those dedicated students for their outstanding efforts.
Another Open House has come and gone, and hopefully lots of registrations for the school next year. Parents and prospective students had the chance to visit the building, which the Board calls one of its gems, and to talk to the teachers about the various programs offered, and also take in some events planned for that night.
One thing that caught our attention was the improv acting in Mr. Leiva’s class. Students showed off their soap opera acting talents, and looked like they could give the Hollywood types a run for their money.
Sports Update. 5 sports teams were all in playoff action this past week. On Monday, the girls juvenile softball team bowed out to Kuper Academy, the boys touch football team trounced MacDonald High 20-1 in the quarters and were in semi-final action this past Thursday hosting Lindsay Place, too late for press time, the girls juvenile soccer team edged out LTMHS 3-2 and this past Wednesday in the semis, they defeated Royal Vale 2-0 and were in the finals this past Friday.
.On Tuesday, the boys’ midget soccer team beat Westmount 2-1 and hosted Rosemere this past Thursday in semi-final action, and the girls’ bantam soccer team trounced Billings 5-0 in the semis and was in finals action this past Thursday at Laval Junior.
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